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One of Alex Pretti\u2019s final ICU patients says terrorism accusations \u201cbroke my heart\u201d<\/h1>\n

\"DailyMail<\/p>\n

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Alex Pretti<\/span>, the man\u00a0fatally shot Saturday by Border Patrol officers<\/span>, was a nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital, where he worked with the sickest of the sick in the ICU.<\/p>\n

And as his ICU co-workers grieve, so do his patients, like Marta Crownheart.<\/p>\n

\"Alex<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a real bad day and he sat in my room for a little over 20 minutes, holding my hand, talking to me, letting me know things were gonna be OK,\u201d Crownheart said. \u201cHe prayed with me and let me know I was gonna be OK.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crownheart thought she had had a stroke, then Pretti delivered her good news.<\/p>\n

\"10<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd when Alex found out I didn\u2019t have a stroke, he came right away and let me know that I didn\u2019t, and he calmed me and he treated me like I was his only patient,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I knew I wasn\u2019t, and he treated every vet like they were his only patient.\u201d<\/p>\n

That gentleness has been seen around the world in a video that shows\u00a0Pretti honoring a veteran who had just died<\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe told me about his protest he did because he felt so strongly about how Renee Good had died, and he wanted to make that difference,\u201d she said. \u201cI remember telling him to be careful, and it\u2019s just been very difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Former<\/p>\n

And now Crownheart joins the masses in caring about what happened to the man who cared for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that hurts worse than anything, calling him a domestic terrorist. I think that hurt worse than anything,\u201d she said. \u201cIt just broke my heart to see what they did to him, and he did not deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Green<\/p>\n

WCCO also heard for the first time Tuesday from\u00a0Micayla Pretti<\/span>, his younger sister, who said in part, \u201cAlex always wanted to make a difference in this world, and it\u2019s devastating that he won\u2019t be here to witness the impact he was making.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: cbsnews.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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